Forged in Fire
Forged in Fire Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | E38 | E39 | E40 | E41 | E42 | E43 | E44 | E45 | E46 | E47 | E48 | E49 | E50 | E51 | E52 | ||
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| S1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||
| S6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S8 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S9 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S10 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S11 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
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"Blacksmithing turned into nail-biting competitive suspense"
Four bladesmiths race the clock to hammer out a weapon, from swords to axes to obscure historical arms, under the eyes of veteran cutlers and edged-weapons experts. Rounds get progressively tighter until two finalists head home to forge a personal take on a chosen weapon, which then gets brutally stress-tested against ballistic gel, wood, and steel. It's part craft documentary, part suspense, with real sparks, real burns, and genuine tension over whether a blade will hold or shatter. Low-stakes drama, high-craft payoff.
the satisfying craftsmanship of watching raw steel become a functional, battle-tested weapon.
you need narrative arcs or personalities, since the format repeats tightly episode to episode.
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